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# PowerShell: Check Number of Logical Processors
- URL: https://www.filipkonopik.com/powershell-check-number-of-logical-processors/
- Published: 2026-07-21T10:33:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-06T05:31:48.000Z
- Author: Filip Konopík
- Tags: Hardware

Need to check how many logical processors (threads) a CPU exposes to Windows - for performance planning, licensing checks, or understanding multi-threading capacity? This one-liner pulls it straight from the system.

Prerequisites:

- Privileges: None
- Module: Built-in, no import needed

Quick Command:

```Powershell
Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor | Select-Object Name, NumberOfLogicalProcessors
```

Example Output:

```PowerShell
Name                        NumberOfLogicalProcessors
----                        -------------------------
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14500T                        20
```

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How It Works:

- Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32\_Processor queries the processor class, which reports details about each physical CPU installed in the system.
- Name shows the exact processor model as reported by the manufacturer.
- NumberOfLogicalProcessors returns the number of logical processors (threads) the CPU exposes to Windows - this is often higher than the physical core count, since technologies like hyper-threading let each physical core handle more than one thread at a time.